ckf Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 The Shumlin administration has asked several state departments to hit the delete key on certain “duplicate” emails, according to sources who asked not to be identified for fear of retaliation. State agencies in the past have retained their own records of correspondence with staffers at the governor’s office except under special circumstances. But as Gov. Peter Shumlin prepares to finish his term, nine sources say word came down from the Fifth Floor last summer that correspondence with agencies is redundant and only one copy should be kept — by the governor’s office. Sources also say agencies have been asked to bundle the documents, and in some cases, contracts, and funnel them through the governor’s office before they are sent to the state archive. Any records kept by the Shumlin administration will soon be put under lock and key in the state archive and will likely be held under an exemption from the Vermont Public Records Act known as executive privilege for at least six years. Executive privilege allows the governor to keep his or her communication private. Extending the exemption to communication between the governor’s staff and state agencies is a gray area in the law. In this scenario, documents that previously would have been held by state agencies and available to the public will not be subject to public records requests. Nor will they be available to the incoming administration of Gov.-elect Phil Scott. Sources say it’s an unprecedented power grab by an outgoing administration. Full story can be found here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Oh boy. Is he a Democrat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 3 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Oh boy. Is he a Democrat? Of course he is. Most people around here think he's trying to cover up what he knew about the EB-5 fraud at Jay Peak and Burke Mt. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/money/2016/06/12/sec-alleges-quiros-perpetrated-fraud-day-1/85751282/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 No, he's innocent. Russians are involved here somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 What does he have too hide? Must be something pretty big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 4 minutes ago, racer254 said: What does he have too hide? Must be something pretty big. A lot of people around here think he knew that there was fraud going on with the EB-5 funding at two local ski areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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